South Bend / Elkhart North KOA

Directions

From East or West I-80/90: Take Exit 83, 2.3 miles north on State Route 23. Turn left at light on Princess Way

From South: Take US 31 North to Exit 20 East. Stay on US 20 East to Exit Elm Street/331 North. Go north on 331 north, turn right at intersection State Route 331/State Route 23. Go 2.3 miles on State Route 23, turn left at light on Princess Way

Campground Site Map

Campground Reviews

Jul 22, 2017

Very nice campground. Everyone was very helpful, very nuce, very friendly. The only down side was that if you have a big Rv or 5th wheel, it us very tight and very close to get in and out. We barely made it but we are over 40 ft long. So if you are below that you would be ok, but it is tight quarters with your neighbors. But nice and clean everywhere and we were happy with the amenities.

Jul 21, 2017

Nice spacious campsites with good drainage in the heavy rain. Wonderful staff and great gelato in the on-site gelato bar. Will stay again if our travels takes us near Elkhart again

Jul 21, 2017

Jul 21, 2017

Staff was friendly and entrance into the campground was well run. The most organized I've seen for an entry into a KOA campground. The host met you at the gate, lead you to your space, gave you time to set up, then you took care of paperwork.

Jul 21, 2017

Jul 20, 2017

Helpful friendly staff, Thomas is a GEM.

Jul 20, 2017

Staff was great, very nice place and very well kept

Jul 20, 2017

Incredibly friendly staff. Everything was always spotless.

Jul 20, 2017

very nice and helpful girl at front desk. loved the property - great trees and clean bathrooms and showers. Thank you!

Jul 19, 2017

We had another excellent family reunion. This is the very best KOA, and every year it gets better. We really appreciated the new mattresses in the Kabins. Thanks!

Jul 19, 2017

Friendly hosts and staff. Convenient for the area activity.

Jul 19, 2017

The employees were very friendly and helpful and the fact that they kept the office open till nine o'clock PM was impressive to us. Most others we have been to close earlier and late arrivals may have a hard finding their sites,we know from experience. The grounds were very well kept a d the sites were spacious and plenty of shade trees. We will stay there again when we are in the area.

Jul 18, 2017

Stay was a week while child attended Notre Dame. The koa was running summer camp during our stay, kids using pool, gem mining extremely overpriced & unaffordable, gelato not working/open, small spaces, arcade consists of 4 toy dispensers, game room smelled of mildew, not advised of $ for children. Only Campgrd in area.

Jul 18, 2017

Everything was great

Jul 18, 2017

We had a great time during our stay!

Jul 18, 2017

Weather great. Pool enjoyed by the kids and as well the bikes and feeding Jenny. Well kept location. If you arrive early you'll be charged extra I found out

Jul 17, 2017

The staff was friendly, knowledgeable and very helpful. We had a great stay.

Jul 17, 2017

Charging for Guest (seniors) to visit me in my Unit is not appropriate! Jim Wynne

Jul 17, 2017

Just spent a great weekend there. Lenny, Thomas, and Patricia are terrific hosts and operate and appealing campground. The swimming pool has shady and sunny areas. The campground has lots of trees and they provide numerous shady spots to help me limit my exposure to the sun. We always have a great time at this KOA.

Jul 17, 2017

Great place for a stop over during our travels. Everyone was very nice.

Patricia and the other hosts were warm and welcoming at registration. The camp store is well-stocked and we received warm cookies when we checked in! Clean facilities, nice sites, but the barking dogs at 7-10pm were LOUD.Luck of the draw. We will be back. Great KOA! The gelato/sofa shop was amazing.

Jul 14, 2017

Fantastic location, clean and quiet. The staff was friendly and met our needs.

Jul 14, 2017

Nice campground- my only serious complaint was the extremely poor performance of the wifi!! Otherwise we enjoyed our stay!

Jul 13, 2017

Jul 13, 2017

very friendly folks.

Jul 11, 2017

Patricia and Thomas are the quintessential hosts. They are extremely friendly to everyone. They and their staff treat guests as family. The campground is clean and there are lots of activities. The welcome Otis S. cookies are a nice gesture as well. The Deluxe Camping Kabins and the new patios and firepits are the best. We will be back next year with our friends as usual . Best, Dr. Pat Pimental

Jul 11, 2017

alot of room to move...big clean bathrooms..hope to visit again

Jul 10, 2017

Every friendly group that work there especially Thomas and his gang.

Jul 10, 2017

Nice people, poor facility. One night would be fine on your way somewhere else.

Jul 10, 2017

Convenient stop over for our trip to SD

Jul 10, 2017

Great owners and staff, very clean. Only reason not a 5 star sites are a little close together.

Jul 10, 2017

It's a nice campground, but I've never been to a koa that charges for kids, koa prides there campground on family. well it's wrong to charge for kids, so we won't be back there, even chargers for a 3 month baby, want can they do.

We always look forward to visiting Patricia & Thomas and their great staff at the South Bend KOA. The campground is quite and well kept. The bathrooms and showers are always clean. It was nice to have a Hunt Bros. pizza and wings delivered to our site after a very long day on the road.

Jul 10, 2017

Employee was rude when I asked if children 1 and under were free. He was also very rude when I came back to get my complimentary cookies.They said they charge for children to use the pool, playground equipment, etc... My son is only a little over 3 months old, he isn't big enough to use any of it. Very disappointed with this KOA. I used to love going as a kid, but as an adult they are terrible.

Jul 10, 2017

Very friendly staff!

Jul 10, 2017

This is one of our favorite campgrounds! Beautiful surroundings and very friendly helpful people.

Jul 09, 2017

Very helpful and friendly

Jul 09, 2017

Wonderful Koa!! Try the nearby Italian restaurant

Jul 09, 2017

We got the worst cabin although we saw that there were other same sized ones that were empty and there were bed bugs! We got bitten all over our bodies and I'm now having an allergic reaction to them too so it's pretty terrible. We are covered in hives. My friend even had to miss work 2 day since it was so bad. Other than that, the place was nice though.

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

Thank you for your comment. We take comments like this very seriously. So we checked the cabin thourougly, treated it accordingly anyway and there is no signs or proof of bed bugs. We are truly sorry about your experience however wished you would have contacted us directly. It is also interesting that at time of check out you didn't mentioned anything about your troubles.

Jul 08, 2017

Nice campground, friendly staff. Location leaves something to be desired for recreational camping since it is in a suburban area with no bike trails or anything outdoorsy to speak of. I was also very disappointed that it was against the campground rules to use my rc car.

Jul 08, 2017

The cabin was beautiful but the whole rest of the place including the owners need a lot of work! The mini golf was super disappointing!

Jul 07, 2017

We love this campground. We have stayed here over the 4th of July weekend for the past three years. There are nice bike trails close the the campground along with bike access to a great grocery store and other local shopping.

Jul 07, 2017

The grounds are very clean. Alot to do and the staff is very helpful. They get you ice and firewood,after store hours and always give my disabled mom a ride from the parking lot to the camp site.👍

Jul 06, 2017

Staff was great especially Lenny. A big thank you to him for helping with firewood etc. Thanks to all who work there.